Chapter 820 — EMPLOYMENT

(820 ILCS 206/45) Sec. 45. Minors employed in live theatrical performances. In addition to the other requirements of this Act, an employer of a minor working in live theatrical performances, including plays, musicals, recitals, or concerts, is subject to the following requirement…

(820 ILCS 206/5) Sec. 5. Findings. The General Assembly finds that minors engaged in work are deserving of enhanced workplace protections. It is the intent of the General Assembly, in enacting this Child Labor Law of 2024, to safeguard all working minors' health, safety, welfare,…

(820 ILCS 206/50) Sec. 50. Minors employed in live or pre-recorded, distributed, broadcast performances and modeling. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, minors under 16 years of age may be employed as models or performers on live or pre-recorded radio or television, …

(820 ILCS 206/55) Sec. 55. Employment certificates. (a) Any employer who employs, allows, or permits a minor to work shall ensure that the minor holds a valid employment certificate issued by a school issuing officer. (b) An application for an employment certificate must be submi…

(820 ILCS 206/57) Sec. 57. Prohibition on retaliation. (a) An employer, or agent or officer of an employer, violates this Act if he or she takes an adverse action against, or in any other manner discriminates against, any person because that person has: (1) exercised a right unde…

(820 ILCS 206/60) Sec. 60. Department powers. (a) The Department shall make, adopt, and enforce reasonable rules relating to the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this Act, including the issuance of employment certificates authorized under this Act, as may be de…

(820 ILCS 206/65) Sec. 65. Investigation. (a) It shall be the duty of the Department to enforce the provisions of this Act. The Department shall have the power to conduct investigations in connection with the administration and enforcement of this Act and the authorized officers …

(820 ILCS 206/70) Sec. 70. Enforcement. (a) The Department shall conduct hearings in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act if, upon investigation, the Department finds cause to believe the Act, or any rules adopted thereunder, has been violated; or to consider…

(820 ILCS 206/75) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-2) Sec. 75. Civil penalties. (a) Any person employing, allowing, or permitting a minor to work who violates any of the provisions of this Act or any rule adopted under the Act shall be subject to civil penalties as follows: (1) if …

(820 ILCS 206/80) Sec. 80. Criminal penalties. (a) Any person who engages in any of the following activities shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be subject to a civil penalty of no less than $500 and no more than $2,500: (1) employs, allows, or permits any minor to…

(820 ILCS 206/85) Sec. 85. Department reporting and outreach. (a) The Department shall maintain a toll-free telephone number to facilitate information requests concerning the issuance of certificates under this Act and the reporting of violations of this Act. (b) The Department s…

(820 ILCS 206/90) Sec. 90. Child performers; trust fund. (a) As used in this Section: "Artistic or creative services" includes, but is not limited to, services as: an actor, actress, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, stunt person, voice-over artist, runway or print model, other…

(820 ILCS 206/900) Sec. 900. The Child Labor Law is repealed. (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)

(820 ILCS 206/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 206/910) Sec. 910. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 206/915) Sec. 915. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 206/920) Sec. 920. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 206/925) Sec. 925. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25; text omitted.)

(820 ILCS 206/95) Sec. 95. Minors featured in vlogs. (a) A minor under the age of 16 is considered engaged in the work of vlogging when the following criteria are met at any time during the previous 12-month period: (1) at least 30% of the vlogger's compensated video content prod…

(820 ILCS 206/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act shall take effect January 1, 2025, with the exception of Sections 95 and 100, which shall take effect July 1, 2024. (Source: P.A. 103-721, eff. 1-1-25.)

(820 ILCS 210/0.01) (from Ch. 23, par. 2240) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Disclosure of Offenses Against Children Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(820 ILCS 210/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2241) Sec. 1. Any private organization, other than a school, which devotes a major portion of its time to providing recreational, social, educational or safety services to children under age 18 may require, as a condition of employment with the…

(820 ILCS 219/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Occupational Safety and Health Act. (Source: P.A. 98-874, eff. 1-1-15.)

(820 ILCS 219/10) Sec. 10. Administration of Act; Division of Occupational Safety and Health. (a) The Department shall administer this Act. For the purpose of assisting in the administration of this Act, the Director may authorize his or her representatives in the Department to p…

(820 ILCS 219/100) Sec. 100. Hearing. (a) If a public employer or the employer's representative notifies the Director that the employer intends to contest a citation and notice of penalty or if, within 15 business days after the issuance of the citation, an employee or representa…

(820 ILCS 219/105) Sec. 105. Judicial review. (a) Any party adversely affected by a final order or determination of the Administrative Law Judge on behalf of the Director may obtain judicial review of that order or determination by filing a complaint for review within 35 days aft…

(820 ILCS 219/110) Sec. 110. Discrimination against employee prohibited. (a) A person may not discharge or in any way discriminate against an employee because the employee has: (i) filed a complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any proceeding under this Act, (ii) test…

(820 ILCS 219/115) Sec. 115. Abatement of imminent danger. (a) Whenever the Director determines that an imminent danger exists in the working conditions of any public employee in this State, and that the danger may reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm im…

(820 ILCS 219/120) Sec. 120. Criminal penalties. (a) Willful violation. A public employer that willfully violates any provision of this Act or any standard, rule, regulation, or order under this Act commits a Class 4 felony if that violation causes the death of any employee. (b) …

(820 ILCS 219/125) Sec. 125. Confidentiality of trade secrets. (a) All information reported to or otherwise obtained by the Director or the Director's authorized representative in connection with any inspection or proceeding under this Act or any standard, rule, regulation, or or…

(820 ILCS 219/130) Sec. 130. Prosecution by Attorney General or State's Attorney. The Attorney General or a State's Attorney, upon request of the Department, shall prosecute any violation of this Act or a standard, rule, regulation, or order adopted or issued under this Act. (Sou…

(820 ILCS 219/135) Sec. 135. Safety education and other programs. (a) The Department shall encourage public employers as well as organizations and groups of employees to institute and maintain safety education programs for employees and promote the observation of safety practices…

(820 ILCS 219/140) Sec. 140. Director's reports. (a) In the annual report to the Governor required by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Director shall report the result of inspections and investigations made of establishments under this Act, together with such other …

(820 ILCS 219/145) Sec. 145. Transition provisions. This Act does not affect any act done, ratified, or canceled, or any right occurring or established, or any action or proceeding had or commenced in an administrative, civil, or criminal cause, under the Safety Inspection and Ed…

(820 ILCS 219/15) Sec. 15. Application of Act. This Act applies to every public employer in this State and its employees. Nothing in this Act, however, applies to working conditions of employees with respect to which federal agencies, and State agencies acting under Section 274 o…

(820 ILCS 219/2) Sec. 2. References to prior Acts. On and after the effective date of this Act, a reference to the Safety Inspection and Education Act or the Health and Safety Act in any other Act or in any rule contained in the Illinois Administrative Code shall be deemed to be …

(820 ILCS 219/20) Sec. 20. Duties of employers and employees. (a) Every public employer must provide reasonable protection to the lives, health, and safety of its employees and must furnish to each of its employees employment and a workplace which are free from recognized hazards…

(820 ILCS 219/25) Sec. 25. Occupational safety and health standards. (a) All federal occupational safety and health standards which the United States Secretary of Labor has promulgated or modified in accordance with the federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and which…

(820 ILCS 219/30) Sec. 30. Standards; required features. (a) A standard promulgated under this Act shall prescribe the use of labels or other appropriate forms of warning as are necessary to ensure that employees are apprised of all hazards to which they are exposed, relevant sym…

(820 ILCS 219/35) Sec. 35. Emergency temporary standards. (a) The Director may promulgate emergency temporary standards or rules, or both, to take effect immediately by filing the proposed standard with the Secretary of State, provided that the Director first expressly determines…

(820 ILCS 219/40) Sec. 40. Variance from standards. The Director may grant a temporary or permanent variance from a State occupational safety and health standard upon application by a public employer to the Director. The Director may grant a variance from a standard or portion of…

(820 ILCS 219/45) Sec. 45. Temporary variance. (a) A public employer may apply to the Director for a temporary variance from an occupational safety and health standard promulgated under this Act. The Director shall issue a temporary variance only if the employer first files with …

(820 ILCS 219/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Labor. "Director" means the Director of Labor. "Division" means the Division of Occupational Safety and Health within the Department of Labor. "Employee" means a person in the service of any o…

(820 ILCS 219/50) Sec. 50. Permanent variance. (a) A public employer affected by an occupational safety and health standard promulgated under this Act may apply to the Director for a permanent variance from that standard. The form and manner of the application shall be as provide…

(820 ILCS 219/55) Sec. 55. Rules generally. (a) The Director, from time to time, shall promulgate rules that clearly describe the persons to whom those rules apply and that clearly describe the conduct that is required of those persons. Each such rule shall, by its terms, be unif…

(820 ILCS 219/60) Sec. 60. Employers' records. (a) The Director shall adopt rules requiring public employers to maintain accurate records of, and to make reports on, work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, other than minor injuries requiring only first aid treatment and whi…

(820 ILCS 219/65) Sec. 65. Periodic inspection of workplaces. (a) The Director shall enforce the occupational safety and health standards and rules promulgated under this Act and any occupational health and safety regulations relating to inspection of places of employment, and sh…

(820 ILCS 219/70) Sec. 70. Inspection of workplace upon complaint. (a) An employee or representative of employees who believes that a violation of an occupational safety and health standard exists in a workplace covered by this Act or that an imminent danger exists in such a plac…

(820 ILCS 219/75) Sec. 75. Opportunity to accompany inspection. Subject to rules adopted by the Director, a representative of the employer and a representative authorized by the employer's employees shall be given an opportunity to accompany the Director or his or her authorized …

(820 ILCS 219/80) Sec. 80. Violation of Act or standard; citation. (a) Upon inspection or investigation of a workplace, if the Director or his or her authorized representative believes that a public employer has violated a requirement of this Act or a standard, rule, or regulatio…